RACHEL REINITZ

Rachel Reinitz is a prominent IBM Fellow, currently serving as the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Americas Client Engineering at IBM. She has held this position since July 2021. Reinitz has a significant history with IBM, having previously worked as the CTO of IBM Garage and as a Distinguished Engineer in various roles focused on cloud applications and API management.

Professional Background

• Current Role: VP and CTO, Americas Client Engineering at IBM (since July 2021).
• Previous Roles:
  • CTO, IBM Garage (April 2017 - May 2022), where she led a consulting practice aimed at innovation and agile development.
  • Distinguished Engineer, Founder & CTO of IBM Bluemix Garage (April 2014 - April 2017), focusing on cloud technology and agile methods.
  • Various engineering roles at IBM since 2002, including Distinguished Engineer for API Management and SOA.

Education

• M.E. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia.
• B.S. in Civil Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

Honors and Awards

Reinitz has received multiple accolades, including the YWCA Tribute to Women Honoree in 2016 and the Carnegie Mellon Distinguished Alumni Award in 2018, recognizing her contributions to engineering and technology.

Contributions

Reinitz is noted for her work in building technical sales capabilities at IBM and fostering innovation through the IBM Garage initiative, which emphasizes collaboration with startups and enterprises to enhance product development using cloud technologies and agile methodologies.1